Fugly or not? Citroen Tubik...

Though motoring journos are calling it the 'ugliest show car ever' (one describing it as "the misbegotten spawn of an affair between a piggy bank and a bread bin"... I rather like it... what say you STW?

Hmmm... Citroen have had some really interesting concept cars in the last few years. Not so sure about this one, but on the whole, I reckon a lot of the sports car/ supercar crowd could learn a lot from the likes of Citroen's design lot.
Have you seen the latest Pagani? It's completely awful - one of the laziest designs I've ever seen. Modern Ferraris are mostly rubbish and, disappointingly, Lotus have churned out some right guff recently too...

In all honesty I like it, but:
I wish designers would try and do something original.

New MINI, Fiat 500, new Beetle etc are all based on previous designs.

The originals looked that way because of brilliant engineering and design, not because someone with an expensive pair of sunglasses and a black polo neck had spent the weekend trawling through old brochures.
In design terms, they're bankrupt pastiches, compromises with no engineering or dsign integrity whatsoever.

Rusty Spanner
In all honesty I like it, but:
I wish designers would try and do something original.

New MINI, Fiat 500, new Beetle etc are all based on previous designs.

The originals looked that way because of brilliant engineering and design, not because someone with an expensive pair of sunglasses and a black polo neck had spent the weekend trawling through old brochures.
In design terms, they're bankrupt pastiches, compromises with no engineering or dsign integrity whatsoever.

What's the point in the back wheels pod thing structure? They stick out the back, and that's space you could use to stick a bit more cabin on. I'd like to see a model with windows all down the side before making my mind up, too.

I'm reserving judgement for the time being. It's stylishly ugly, which I like if it's carried out well, but I'd want to see it in the metal to really say yay or nay. It all depends on how the proportions work full size. I really do like Citrôen's current styling, they are really getting some nice looking cars out now, the DS3 is lovely, in stark contrast to the bloody Mini.